By: Romero, Jr. (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire) H.B. No. 2888
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2017;
May 12, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an inmate's completion of classes or programs before
being released on parole.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 508.152(b-2) and (c), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(b-2) At least once in every 12-month period, the department
shall review each inmate's individual treatment plan to assess the
inmate's institutional progress and revise or update the plan as
necessary. The department shall make reasonable efforts to provide
an inmate the opportunity to complete any classes or programs
included in the inmate's individual treatment plan, other than
classes or programs that are to be completed immediately before the
inmate's release on parole, in a timely manner so that the inmate's
release on parole is not delayed due to any uncompleted classes or
programs.
(c) The board shall conduct an initial review of an eligible
inmate not later than the 180th day after the date of the inmate's
admission to the institutional division. The board shall identify
any classes or programs that the board intends to require the inmate
to complete before releasing the inmate on parole. The department
shall provide the inmate with a list of those classes or programs.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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